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1. Fraction addition - same denominators
Find the reciprocal of the divisor, and multiply by it.
2. Fraction addition - different denominators
Multiply the numerators, and the denominators.
3. Finding equivalent fractions
Divide the numerator by the denominator to get the whole number part. The remainder will be the numerator of the fractional part. Denominator is the same.
4. Mixed number to a fraction
Find the (greatest) common divisor of the numerator and denominator, and divide both by it.
5. (Improper) fraction to a mixed number
Multiply both the numerator and denominator with a same number
6. Simplifying fractions
Multiply the whole number part by the denominator and add the numerator to get the numerator. Use the same denominator as in the fractional part of the mixed number.
7. Fraction multiplication
First find a common denominator by taking the least common multiple of the denominators. Then convert all the addends to have this common denominator. Then add using the rule above
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